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car tripods on jackstands
When I jack up the 85 cab the left front never touches the jack stand. Jack stands are set at the same height in the rear and the fronts are the same height the car just sits on the two rear and the right front. Sits about 1/2 inch off the left jackstand. Car is 2742 lbs with no driver LF+RR = 1446 and RF+LF = 1459 with 160 lb driver. Corner to corner good with driver in it. Left and right nearly equal with no driver. Is a cab really stiff enough to tripod like this. I would think it would just settle on the jack stands. I am jacking up the right first then the left using a jackpad in the side. Don't remember it doing this when jacking front then rear but can't get a jack under the front anymore.
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10-27-2005, 05:29 PM
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My cars do this all the time. How level is your floor? Are the jackstands really all exactly the same height? I have never given it a second thought. What's the beef? What are you worried about? That your car doesn't flex enough? This is a good thing!
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10-27-2005, 07:13 PM
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I suppose your question might really be: "Is my car bent?" Leave the jack stands in place, rotate the car 180 degrees and put it back on the jack stands. If the same jack stand is short, its not the car. If the same corner of the car floats it is the car.
If your alignment checks out who cares.
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